Printing machine



Dec. 29, 1931. H. J. SMITH PRINTING MACHINE Filed April 8, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet m\\HIJK L M N AUP o RSTUM l' KLMNOLP onus T UUWXY g1/wanten, i

Dec. 29, 1931. H 1 sMlTH 1,838,584

PRINTING MACHINE Filed April 8. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 /ff/V/w/J CIM/7W Mum/Moz l 3&1, l l o Dec. 29, 1931. H. J. SMITH PRINTINGMAGHINE Filed April 8. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Dec. 29, 1931. H. .L sMlTH PRINTING MACHINE y Filed April 8. 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Nui . upon'by theftype.`

.UNITED OFFICE- vrmimxr'J. SMITH,1 01smNEAroLrs, MINNESOTA This invention aims't'oprovide afsimple' and electiv'e'printing mechanism''adapted to be used primarily'but notf`e1t'clusivelyI for marking lgoods tha,t",z1re `t.i` be washed in a laundry. More ,ispecifically', the invention ai'm's to provide' novehineans .for "'s'el'ectmg" the type which will print the desired legend; to provide novel means for raising the'type to working position;` fto providenoveljxneans' Afor inki'n thev type; to providenovel' means for'pressing" the article 0n the typ 'ind-liderv togec'an impressioni and t0 Provid'novel means'whereby the article will n ot smeared' whilst tisbeing'put'in position to'be printed It is within th province'of the disclosure to'improve'gen'erally and to enhanceth'e utiliV ity of devices of that type to which 'the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in= view which' w'ill appear as the description; proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter 'described :and claimed, it beingunde'rstood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of -what is claimed, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :e- Figure 1 shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a side elevation wherein some parts appear in section;

Figure 3 is a' view similar to Figure 2, but with parts broken away to give a different lsectional showing;

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4 4 of Figure 2 and disclosing a part of the mechanism whereby the type are selected;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 vis a section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a section taken on the line 7 7 of Figure -2 and showing the parts in a different position from that disclosed in Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a perspective view disclosing that connects them A Figure`9 is 'a section taken lon the line 9-'9 of Flgure '1, this View having to do with the ur'e1 IO is a section Figure 11 Vis' anielevatio-n showing a por.-

tion of thf-mea'nsffor actuatingthe inlring' mechanism;`

Figure 12 a section on the line ofFigure 1;

in position;

one o f the type-holders.

In eayigoutfthge inventan; the@ 'is pfovideda support, which, in Figures 1, 2 and 3,

is'denoted as' a whole, bythe numeral 1. The' means whereby they garment'to be 4imprinted;

on then I ine support 1 includes a foot 2 carryinga pedestal 31on which 'is mounted 'a'- hollow head4 carry ing a toppiece 5 supplied with adepressed* longitudinal guideway 6. lThe devlce: includes a plurality of type holders 7 mounted" for longitudinal, reciprocationin the guideway 6. One `of the type holders 7 is shown in detail in Fi re 15. 'The type holders 7 are provided With handles 8 which facilitate the mounting of the type holders in the guide-v way 6, and the removal of the type holders therefrom. The type holders 7 are not reciprocated by the handles 8, ordinarily, but by a mechanism which will'be described in detail 1 hereinafter. Each typeholder 7 has an open part 9 in which the type 10 canbe raisedand lowered, individually, the type ordinarily resting on thebottom of the guideway 6, as shown in Figure 3.

Each type holder 7 has a rack 1l. The racks 1l mesh with gear wheels 12 (Figure 3) on nested hollow shafts 14 (Figure 4), the shafts carrying indicating wheels 15 located outside of the head 4, characters 16 being inscribed on the edges of the wheels 15, the characters at 16 duplicating the characters of the type 10 that are in the type holders 7,

,o at one end in one side wall of the hollow'head 4. For the lubrication..of=the.tubulamshaftsi 14, one side wall of the head 4, and the sha-ft 20, are provided with a duct 21 whitil-ffoop- 14. l :i4-brake mechanism iS nrevidedmhrbyi tl'iei'ndicati'ng wheels 15 niayfbe heldin any; position. towhich .they mayfhave beeuturned with respect to the. index wire 1-7, ..,`T'hus, 4, and in' he guide 23, dOgs24-.are vertically slidable, thel dogs being. -pressednpwardlyr by compression springs 'The upper. ends-'of the, dogs,.2 4 vengage with fthe ,gleam wheels 12 Z6;V4 with'a suilicientv .hold so. thats e E.gear wheels 12',`the'shafts"14, and the indicatingwheels 15,i will not; turn too readily; fbut there .is no positive lock between the dogs 24 A.aindfthe teeth ofthe ;gear.y heels=12, Fig'u'res and 3,show:that a, ixedshaft 26 is mountedv in the head 4, a pinion .2 7: bein mounted on the shaft 26 :to rotate thereon an to slide therealong, it being possible to br-ing..

thepinion 27 into. mesh with. any'- olne. of.` the ing a. long tubular' hub 29 mounted to. slide on.astub shaft 39 mounted in the head 40.

Acrank 30or-its equivalent, attached to the gear 2 8. The hub 29 of thegear 28- has spaced shoulders.31. A lever 32 isfulcrulnedat one end, .as shown at 33, onthe head 4.0i the supportql, the'lever32 beingprovided intermediate its ends with a loop 34 which is received tiltably between the -shoulders31V on the hub 29, the hub passing through the loop'34 of the lever 32, as. Figures-3 and 5 indicate. The lever 32 is supplied near toits free iorhandle end with a pointer 35 adapted to cooperate with. numerals 36 on an arm'37l which projects horizontally from the head 4, there being as many of the characters 36 on the arm 37 asV there are type. holders 7 and indicating whee1s1-5. I f

A resilient shield 40 stands atan acute angle to the upper surfacevof the top piece 5, as shown in Figure 2, theshield having an opening 41 (Figure 1) through which the type, arranged as-shownf at 38, can print. The shield 40 is provided at its outer end with ayoke 42 receiving the end ofthe top piece 5 andheld thereon by a set screw 43 .which is threaded into the bottom part of theyoke.

A pedal-44. is fulcrumed at451 (Figure 3) erates with openings 22 ir i4 ztubular shafts Guide 23 in .the bottomeot the'head gear wheels 12. The p i nio x 1 ,27,-meshes.into.E and sslida-ble witha shrouded-gear 28, hav- Y rod 47 being raised by a retractile spring 48 housed in the pedestal 3 and connect-ed to the pedestalandtov the pedal 44. Figure 6 shows that -the operating member 4Zhasf-anoff-set finger 49 which slides through a. hole 50 in the bottom of the head 4. There is a projection 5L* (.preterablyairo'ller) on the finger 49, and above the projection 51, the finger 49 has-alateal enlargement 57, the inner edge of which is straight.

' V".lhe roller'projbction 51 on the finger 49 is adapted tocooperate with a cam A52ron one cam, has-a straight edge 56. When Athe roller projection 51 turns the cam 52 down into the position shown. in Figure .7, the. straight edge 56. of the cam cooperates with, the straifrht inner `edge of thej enlargementlon nger- 49. Owing to this ,.construction,

the

when the pedal 4.4 is released,1 and when the I parts 47 andA 49 move upwardly, 'responsive to the spring 48 of Figure 3, thecam 52remains ;for a; while inv1 thefpositi'onshown in Figure 7, Aand the shaft..53 cannot, turn1 until the inner edge offf'the enlargement.`

57 on the off-set finger`49 has been raise clear. of the straight edgeoffthecam 52.

On that end' of the shaft 53 which is remote from the firstcam 52there is asecond cam 58 which, as shown'in Figures 3'fand2, is located outside of the hollow head 4,. at.

oneend thereof. Thesecond cam 58 engages a roller 4disk 72, themounting of which. will. now bedescribed.l

The device includes a. slide-59, shown in outline in Figure-14," and appearing, also, in Figure 2. The slide 59 has abottom finger 60 which reciprocates in a bracket 61 on head 4. The slide 59 has upstandng fingers 62 which reciprocate in passages 63 located near to an opening 64 (Figs. 14, 6 and 7) madein the bottom of'theguideway 6 which is formed in the top piece 5. The'slide 59 has seats 65, arranged in a circle, the seats corresponding in number to the type holders 7 and there being, therefore, in the present embodiment of the invention, five of the seats 65. A shaft 66 is rotatable for adjustment' in the slide 59 and has a reducedend 67 forming a shoulder 68 against which a star wheel 69 is bound by a nut 70 of circular outline, the roller disk 72 (which cooperates with the' cam 58) being journaled on the nut 70-between the star wheel 69land ai flange'71 on the nut. The shaft 66 has-a longreducedA end 73 on which a keeper disk 74 is held by a key 75and a nut 76, the keeper disk being located on one side of the slide 59, and the star wheel 69 being located on the opposite side of the slide. The keeper disk 74 has an opening 77 adapted to be alined with any of 'the seats 65 in the slide 59, when the shaft 66 and the keeper' disk 74 are rotated. A latch pin 78 slides in the openings 77 of the keeper disk 74 and is adapted to be roceivcd in any of the seats 65 of the slide 59. The latch pin 78 is carried by a handle 79 which can both turn and slide endwise on the long reduced end 73 of the shaft 66. A nut 8O is threaded on the outer end of the part 73 of the shaft 76, and is received within the handle 79, the handle being adapted to rotate and slideilongitudinally on the nut 80. The nut 80 has a. groove 81 in which is received a stop pin 82 in the handle 79. Referring to Figures 6 and 7, the star wheel 69 is shown as providedwith a plurality of arms 83 which are `of different widths at their outer ends. A compression spring 84 abuts against the nut 80 and the inner end of the handle 79 and tends to move the handle to thc right in Figure 2.

Asjseen in Figures 1 and 12, there are bearings 85 on the top piece 5, and in the bearings 85, a shaft 86 is mounted to rock. A lever 87, in the-form of an open frame, extends between the bearings 85, and is fulcrumed intermediate its ends to swing on thc f shaft 86. At its forward end, the lever 87 is supplied with a resilient platen 88 adapted to cooperate with the type which have been positioned at the opening 41, of the guard 40,

as shown at 38, and have been raised by the selected arm 83 of the star wheel 69, as shown in Figure 7. The end of the lever 87 which carries the platen 88 normally stands raised,

fand in the position of Figure 2,.under the action of a retractile springr 91, one end of which is connected to a post 90 mounted on the to piece 5, behind the shaft 86, the other end ov the spring being connected at 89 to the lever 87 in front of the shaft 86. A sleeve 92 is secured by a set screw 93 to the shaft 86 and is located between the side portions of the platen lever 87. The sleeve 92 has a rearwardly extended arm 94 provided with an opening 95 (Figure 2) in which is adapted to move a curved finger 96 secured to the rear end of the lever 87 and carrying an ad justing nut 97, a compression spring 98 being mounted on the finger 96 between the adjusting nut and the arm 94.

A short crank arm 99 is secured to the outer end of the shaft 86 and has a shoulder 100 at its forward end. An adjustable kick-ofi" 101 is mounted in the crank arm 99 above the shoulder 100, and may be in the form of a screw threaded into the crank arm 99 longitudinally thereof, and provided with a long handle 126 which enables a fine adjustment to be imparted to the kick-off screw. On the operating member or rod 47 there is a projection 102 which is beveled on its rear edge, as at 103, so as to cooperate with a beveled end edge 104 of the crank arm 99, the edges 103 and 104 sliding over each, when the rod 47 is raised to the position of Figure 2, by the springy 48 which is shown connected to the pedal 44 in Figure 3. The rod 47 is swung to the right in Figures 3 and 2, on its pivotal mounting 46, by a retractile spring 105 connected to the rod 47 and to the pedestal 3.

Bearings 107 (Figs. 9 and 1) are mounted on the top piece 5, and in them a shaft 108 is journaled for rotation. A pinion 111 is secured to the shaft 108 and has a side'flange 113. The pinion 111 is adapted to cooperate with a rack 112 on a bar 114 having its lower end pivotally mounted at 115, forswinging movement in a direction at right angles to the shaft 108, on a bracket 109. The bracketv 109 is pivotally mounted at 110, in the operating member 47, to swin in an axis at right angles to the shaft 108. n view of the foregoing', the bar 114 has two swinging movements, one in a plane parallel to the shaft 108, and one in a plane at right angles to the shaft 108. j

has two functions. First, it tends to swing.

the bar 114 to the right in Figure 2, in a direction at right angles to the shaft 108, against a stop 127 on the frame work of the machine;`

Second, the spring 116 tends to swing the har 114 in a direction parallel to the shaft 1-08 into such a position that the bar 114 is in the' saine plane with the pinion 111. The reason for this somewhat complicated movement 'of the bar 114, and for the aforesaid two-fold function of the spring 116 will be made more clearly manifest hereinafter, when the operation of the machine is explained.

A radius arm 117 (Figs. 1, 9 and 2) is mounted to swing on the shaft 108, and is U-shaped in top plan, as Figure 1 will show. The radius arm 117 carries an ink pad 118 which is adapted to cooperate with the type 38 (Figure 1) exposed through the opening 41 in the shield 40. A spring 123 is connected at one end to the top piece 5 (Figure 5) and is connected at its opposite end to a crank arm 119 which is secured to the shaft 108 between the side portions of the radius arm 117, as disclosed in Figure 9. The crank arm 119 has a depending projection 120. There is a curved finger 121 on the radius arm 117, and this finger 121 slides in the crank arm 119. A compression spring 122 surrounds the finger 121 and bears on the radius arm 117 and on the crank arm 119. An adjusting nut 124 holds the finger 121 in the arm 119. A spring 125 is mounted on the frame work of the machine and is so arranged that it will bear upon the bar 114, as the bar moves upwardly.

Selecting he type-By means of the crank 30,'the tubular hub 29gthe ear 28,fthei.pinion.` Y 27,l and;v one' offthe.- gear-fw eels 12, theV type` holder may be:shitedllongitudnallyl: -By

swinging vthe leveri I321on its rfiil'cnum 133. until Athe pointer-:35 cooperatesfwith the characters) 363 of) Figure: 1,.,onei atten. another, the shroix'dedigear 28 mayfbejpmoved transversely,

carrying with itzthe pinion "27,I the pinion thusubeing. moved into meshiwithfsthe. gearfY ldwheels12; one after. anothergthe gea-n .wheels cooperating with the racks 11 onthel type holderst'ii By; theoperaiaion .offthe vcrank 30 andcthelever 32;.any selbctedsetfof numerals# omharactersl'on the wiheelsll mayzbe lined up;under"theindenr wire '17. asishown in Figure-1-,.and!when =the characters are thus alined; as aforesaid, the-operator isassuredf thattthey type holders.- 7? have beenl moved lengthwiseV untiLthe type 10 lin the holders `7 latch fpin78 lon the lhandle ,79theniis still `in' the openingl77jof thekeeper disk 74but is not vengaged in= any-seatl (i5-of the slide- 59.' 3 r\'l)heI opera-torfmay turn the handle 79:,` the keeper disk 74,' the shaft 66 "and the star'wheel 69 so't'hat'anyrone of; the-fingers 183i (Figure 6)'maybe uppermost, thereby enabling the operator to select the number'of' type which whewishes tohafveraised Viinto, printing: posi'- tion. star wheel 69 are of different widths across tlieir outer ends: When the operatorA has selected the proper-one of the arms 83 on the starfwheel 169;, and turnedv it uppermost,- he then releases the handle 79, and the handle slides to the right' in4 Figure 2, under the action ofthe compression spring 84, the latch pin 78 enteringthe selected one of the seats 65 in the slide 59.' Noting Figure 14, it will be clear that the lingers 63 and 60 prevent the slide 59 from rotatingabout anv aX-is represented by the-shaft `66 and since' the star wheel 79'is secured to the shaft 66, the shaft 66 being vconnected to the` keeper disk 74, and the keeper disk being coupled to the slide 59 by the'latch pin 78, the arm 83 on thel star wheel which has been brought uppermost', and into working position, will`remain in that posistion. 1-

When the pedal 44 is swung downwardly, the operating member 47 (Figure 2) moves downwardly along with the finger 49 (Fig ure 8') the roller 51 on the finger 49 cooperates (lofv with the first cam 52 to shift the cam from the position of Figure 8, to the position oi Figure 7 the shaft 53 being rotated, and the second camA 58 being raised into the position offFigure 7. The cam 58, cooperating with 053 the roller 72, raises.- theslide 59 andthe star which' 'duplicate thel 'lined-"up characters 16vl onltlie wheels I15 arethemsel-ves linedmp to.

" the =handle` 79 until the stop" p in =82 lis .ati thev inner endo-f the groovc'81 infthe nut'80. 'The' Thisis true' because thearmsl 83 ofthe wheel 69, and the selected arm 83on the starwheel irises through the opening 64 in the bottomof the guideway 6, the selected number of type 10 in the open part 9 of the type downwardly, and the projection 102 on the rod 47 engages with the shoulder 100 on the crank arm 99 and rocks the shaft 86, motion being imparted 'to the sleeve 92 and to the arm 94 thereon, the arm 94 moving upwardly along the curved finger 96 on the rear endvof the platen lever 87, the spring 98 being compressed'and the'lever 87being tilted into the position-ofi F igure`3 to bring the' platen 88 down on-the type. The spring 98 permits thev platen lever 87 to press the platen 88 yieldingly on the garment 150 which is being printed upon, and 'there is no danger that'the type -will be shoved throughthe garment'150l byf too strong an impression.

Assuming-that the projection 102- on the rod 47 is engaged with the shoulder 100011 the cranl'arm 99,when1the pedal 44hasbeen swung down into'the position of Figure 8, the kick-off1101'infthe crank arm 99, cooperating'- with the edge 103 offthe projection 102 on thea rod 47T, shoves the. rod 47 to the left in Figure 3, against the action of the spring 105, thereby clearing the projection 102 from the shoulder 'on the crank arm 99, the springs 91 and 98 operating to restore the parts to thepositions of Figure 2, with the platen 88- raised, asshownin that figure.

[ncing.-When the operating member 47 moves upwardly along with the pedal 44 under the'action of the vspring 48 (Figure 3) 4 when vthe pedal is released, the rack 112 on the bar 114 cooperates with the pinion 111, and the shaft 108 is rotated. When the shaft. 108 is rotated, the crank arm 119 swings downwardly, the spring 122 being compressed, and the radius arm 117 being swung downwardly, the pad 118 being pressed on the type at 38 in Figure 1, yieldingly, owing to the provision of the spring 122. The function of the projection 120 is to depress the free end of the shield 40, so that the ink pad 118 will engage the type at 38 without smearing the shield. The spring 123 is a return spring that carries the arms 119 and 117 into the upwardly-swung position shown in Figure 2, after the rack 112 on .the bar 114jis above and clear of the pinion 111, as shown in Figure 2. Revel-zing to Figure 7, it will be noted that the enlargement 57 on the finger 49 is in engagement with the straight edge 56 of the cam 52, for-a time, whilst the operating member 47 is moving upwardly. It is during this interval that the rack 112 on the bar' 104 cooperates with the pinion 111 to rotate the shaft 108, .toswing-downthe arm 117,.and

to bring the ink pad 118 into contact with the t e.

y'PIhe spring 116 tends to hold the bar 114 against the stop 127. The spring 116, moreover, tends to swing the bar 114 in a direction parallel to the shaft 108 and to bring the bar 114 into the same plane with the pinion 111, before the bar 114 has risen far enough so that the spring 125 of Figure 11 engages the bar. As the bar 114 moves upwardly, its rack 112 cooperates with the pinion 111. About the time that the rack 112 begins to engage the pinion 111, the bar 114 en ages the spring 125 of Figure 11. The ten ency of the spring- 125 is to swing the bar 114 on the pivot element 110, in a direction parallel to the shaft 108; but the spring 125 cannot swing the bar 114 as aforesaid, whilst the rack 112 is engaged with the pinion 111, because the rack rests against the side flange 113 of the pinion 111. So soon, however, as the rack 112 is well clear of the pinion 111, as the bar 114 approaches the limit of its upward travel, then the side flange 113 on the pinion 111 no longer engages the side of the rack 112. -The spring 125 now comes into play and swings the rod 114 on the pivot element 110, in a direction parallel to the axis 108, until the rack 112 is not in the same plane with the pinion 111. The rack 112 and the pinion 111 are shown in this position in Figure 8. When the pedal 44 carries the operating member 47 downwardly, and with it the bar 114, the rack 112 does not engage the pinion 111; but at length, the bar 114 descends far enough so that the spring 125 has no infiuence on it. By this time, the rack 112 is down below the pinion 111, and the spring 116 asserts itself to swing t-he bar 114 on its pivotal mounting into the same plane with the pinion 111. The rack 112 and the pinion 111 are now so arranged with respect to each other that when the bar 114 is carried upwardly, the inking operation will be repeated in the manner hereinbefore described.

Remrks.-The function of the shield 40, when in the raised position of Figure 2, is to prevent the garment 150 from being soiled by the inked type as the garment is being placed in position to be printed upon. All of the type shown at 38 in Figure 1 will be brought into proper position above the ar-m 83 of the star wheel 69 (Figures 6 and 7) if care is taken to have the thickness of each type piece bear the proper relation to the distance between the teeth in the racks 11 on the type holders 7. The shield 40 holds down all of the type saving those that are exposed at 38 in Figure 1, and even though the type in the different rows, considered lengthwise of the holders 7, happen to stick together, only the type in the selected transverse line, shown at 38, will be raised. The kick-oli screw 101 and its handle 126 are of importance, the handlepermitting a fine adjustmentfof the kickoff screw; By ladjusting the'kick-oi' .screw 101 it is possible to regulate the mechanism 1 so 4that the'printingpressure will be exactly marked.v i

What is claimed-is:r .1.-- In a device of the-class described, a pluf-rality o'type holders mounted :for right-line sliding movement and provided withvracks gearwheelsmeshing with the iracks, a pinion, lmeans for mounting the pinion' .for-translatory movement," and a. shrouded gear` cooperating with thepinion1, tog-impart rotation and translatory movement thereto, alidmeans suited tothe kind of fabric whichis be,70

' for mounting the shrouded gear for translatorymovement;YA l., f u 2f In a. device of the class described, a-.plu-

-rality' of type-holders lmounted-dior right- .wheels meshing Withfthe racks, fasipinion, means: for mounting the pinion fifor rotation, fand 'for translatory movement, whereby. the pinion may be made 4to cooperate :withl any line sliding movement and having racks, gear,5

.ofe the "gear wheels, a gearfmeshingwitlrithe-g pinion and cooperating-with .thef pinion to impart translator-y movement-vtheretqlfineans :for mounting tthe Vgea-r or= rotation'sandf for translatory movement, saidlmeans'embodyirig .a shaft,- 'meanson ,the Ashaft ior imparting,4`

rotation thereto,'a lever anda fulcrum therefor, and means -for connecting Athe 'leveroperatively with the .shaft tolimpart -translatory movement to thegear and the'fpiion;

lr 3: In adevice ofthe class'described', aplu-f rality of type holders .mountedlforI right-'line sliding movement fand providedfwithf racks, shafts supported for rotation, r gear wheels on .the shafts`hdiiie'shing with the racks,

operating with the indicating Wheels, a guide, and spring-pressed dogs slidable in the guide and coperating with the gear wheels to act as a brake thereon.

4. In a device of the class described, a pluindicating wheels on the shafts, an index co- U1405 rality of type holders mounted for horizontal right line sliding movement and provided with racks, printing mechanism cooperating with the type holders, gear wheels meshing with the racks; means for operating(` the type holders independently of the printing mechanism, a plurality of rotatable dials corresponding in number with the type holders, and pinions rotatable with the dials and meshing with the racks, the dials having char,

acters so located as to indicate at all times which type in the type holders are in printing position; reference means Wherewith the characters on the dials cooperate, means for izo mounting the type in the type holders in such e type holders Wherebythe type holders can be opaeligated directly and without recourse to the vdi v 5. In a deviceofthe class described, a -plurality of type-holders mounted for right line sliding movement, mechanism for imparting right line sliding movement to the typeholders, one at a time, said lmechanismembodyi'ng a shaftmounted for rotation and for longitudinal sliding movementnnd a rotatafble `member carried `by the shaft, a lever and .a -u1crum=therefor, the xlever being operative- -ly connected with the shaft-to iimpart longi- 'tu dinal sliding AVmovement thereto, and to bringfthe rotary 'member into operative relationfto the typelholder to -be advanced, and means for indicating the positionof the rotatable-member with respect `to each type- Aholder, said means being operated by the im leven y 6. Ina device of the class described, a plu- -rality ofitype-holders mounted vfor right-line vsliding movement, mechanism for imparting 'right line lsliding :movement to the :type- "Sholders, `oneat a'ftime, said xmechanism'emibod'ying a shaftr'mounted'for rotation and for longitudinal sliding .movement anda `rotatable' member carried by the shaft, means for `imparting.; 4longitudinal movement to the '30 shaftto bring the rotaty member into opera- --tive relation to the type-holder vto be advanced, and means :for indicating the position of the rotatable member fwith respect vto each type holder, said indicatingfmeans being w actuated by the'means :for imparting longitudinalmove'ment to `the shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my si nature. HENRY J. MITH. 

